Top 5 highlights in Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid stint

#5 3 consecutive Champions League wins

Real Madrid Celebrate After Victory In The Champions League Final Against Liverpool

Probably the greatest achievement of any manager in football history. When Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev, they were forever to be known as the greatest team in the history of the competition.

An underwhelming La Liga season coupled with an insipid-looking Ronaldo and Benzema in the first half of the season meant that the law of averages might have been finally catching up with Zidane. Real Madrid were looking like they will be brought down to earth after the high of the previous season.

But it was not to be. Real looked a different side in the Champions League as compared to the one in La Liga. They swept by opponents like Juventus and Bayern Munich- champions of Italy and Germany in the quarter and semi-finals. In the final, they were up against an enterprising Liverpool side under Jurgen Klopp.

Not for a moment did they look flustered. Loris Karius may have committed a horrendous error to give Real the lead, but the truth was it had been coming for a while. Though the Reds equalized through Mane, Zidane made an inspired substitution as Bale, a marginal figure for much of the season stepped up with two goals.

One was possibly the best goal in a CL final and the other was a gift, but it ensured that Real had won the title for a third consecutive time and their 13th overall. Surely, Zidane had given them the best parting gift.